The Evening Star. SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1875.

Evening Star, Issue 3761, 13 March 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star. SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1875.

There are no notices of motion on the Order Paper of the City Council for its next meeting. The general business will bo mainly that of determining the rate for 1875. Only one caso of drunkendesa was heard at the Police Court to-day, and the offender, William Kent, was fined in the usual penalty, with the alternative of twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. The San Francisco mail may be looked for early to-morrow morning. The Phoebe, which is bringing it down, arrived at Lyt telton at 11.45 a.m., and probably left fo - Port Chalmers at an early hour this afternoon. The workmen employed by the sab-con tractors for the reclamation at the new jetty, Port Chalmers, fired another successful shot in the face of the Flagstaff hill last night, by which a thousand loads of stuff have been dislodged. There was an afternoon exhibition of the Hibernicon to-day, and the Temperance Hall was well filled in all parts by juveniles and their parents and friends. To night the company makes its final appearance before going to Invercargill. Captain Johnson, of the ship Joakira, was yesterday presented by the Waikouaiti Entire Horse Company with a tca'.sive gold albarb chiin, with greeosto e pendant; and Mr Here, his chief officer, with a mounted greenstone pendant, in recognition of the attention paid by them to the company’s entire “Sir George Grey” on the Joakim s passage out from Loudon.

Tbo “ Flying Dutchman,” with an incomprehensible plot, and the “Highwayman’s Holiday ” constituted a lengthy programme at the Princess's last night. In the latter piece the Duvallis executed a pas de deux in a manner that called forth the warm plaudits of the audience, and a demand for its repetition, Both pieces will be repeated this evening, and be succeeded by a farce. Judge Chapman has intimated his willingness to comply with the Press Club’s request to deliver a lecture on “Thehistory of New Zealand ; past and present." As his Honor will have to travel over a vast amount of ground, it is more than probable he will occupy two evenings in the middle of nest month in exhausting a subject so interesting, and than whom no one is more capable of doing it justice.

Tbo detention of the Hon. the Premier on the Continent, which was so much commented upon by some newspapers in the Colony, was caused by a severe attack of gout, which kept him for several days confined to the room of bis hotel at Florence. In journeying through France, the train in which the Premier and his family were, came into collision with another train near a small town, but fortunately a severe shaking was the only result to the passengers. Mr B. Short delivered a very interesting lecture in the Masonic Hall, Port Chalmers, on Thursday evening on “ Happy homes, and how to make them.” The Kev. Mr Maxwell occupied the chair, and towards the close of the lecture Mr ohort impressed upon those present the advisability of life insurance and the benefits derived therefrom. After the lecture, which was attentively listened to by the numerous audience, a vote of thanks was accorded to the lecturer and chairman.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, before Mr T. A. Hansford, R.M., John Horsecroffc and Charles Armstrong were each lined ss, with the alternative of 24 hours’ impris mment, for drunkenness, 'ihomas GrifFen Green was charged on the information of Samson DeedJey with assau’ting him with intent to commit a felony of a watch aud chain of the value of L‘?3 10s, aud pleaded not guilty. Sergeant Neil, in asking his Worship to remand the case, stated that the prosecutor was under the influence of drink last night, in consequence of which he was locked up, but had been allowed out on bail this morning, and was still under the influence of drink. His Worship, in remanding the case until Monday morning, informed the prosecutor that if he again appeared before him in the same state he would order him to be locked up until he was in a lit condition to give evidence.

A number of gentlemen favorable to the formation of au association of the natives of the shires of Perth and Forfar, met last evening in Murray’s Hotel. His Worship the Mayor occupied the chair. The following motion was made by Mr W. O. Stewart, seconded by Mr J. Molliaon, and carried, v i z - fhat it is desirable to form an association of the natives of Perthshire and Forfa shire bat as the natives of Kincardine may also desire to join the association, the meeting adjourned for a week to give them an opportunity of deciding whether they will do S'*. A committee, consisting of the chairman, Messrs D. S. Stewart, R. M‘Naughton, A. Mollison, M.P.C.; J. Mollison, J, Low, G. Morrison, D.Smeaton, anl W. D. Stewart, was appointed to make the necessary arrangements for next meeting. Between forty and fifty gentlemen enrolled their names as being desirous of joining the association. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings.

The fortnightly meeting of the Commercial Building Society will be held on Monday evening.

Dr Carr gives one of his interesting stances at the Ricoarton drill-ahed on Monday evening. We are again compelled to hold over a quantity of correspondence, our Home and Baris letters, and other matter.

Fourteen new boarders have entered the Sailors’ Horae this week, and twenty-five have left in coasters and otherwise. There now remain seven boarders in the Home. Two donations of books and magazines have been received, In this issue we have only space to mention tliat the (li st of a course of lectures by the Rev. Charles Clark, of Melbourne, is announced to be given at the Queen’s Theatre on Monday evening. The fame of the lecturer has preceded him, and we are sure to see a full house anxious to hear him lecture on Dickens.

Mr Denovan, the well-known local delineator of Scotch character, announces his intention of giving an entertainment at the Temperance Hall on Monday evening. The programme embraces songs, trios, quartettes, dances, and readings; and Mr Sykes will also give his solo on the pianoforte “The Last Rose of Summer.” In addition to this, the Artillery String Band have volunteered their • servicer and will play selections in the course of the’ evening. No one is more de ierving of public patronage thin Mr Denovan, this being his first appeal; as he has always cheerfully and graturtously placed his services at the disposal of those who have got up entertainments for charitable and other purposes, he oughtto be rewarded by a crowded house en Monday.